Unit A, 96 Bracken Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
Retention of a vehicle workshop and permission for a motor sales showroom in Sandyford.
D25A/0909/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 27 November 2025
- Reference
- D25A/0909/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant seeks retention for the continued use of part of the building as a vehicle service workshop. Permission is also sought to change the use of another part of the workshop to a motor sales showroom, including internal and external alterations and new signage.
- Floor area
- 2,401 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Retention permission for development and permission for development on a site of approximately 0.25 ha, at an existing vehicle service workshop. The development for which retention permission is sought consists of the continued use of part of the building as a vehicle service workshop (c. 1,707 sq m). The development for which permission is sought consists of the change of use of part of the existing vehicle service workshop to motor sales showroom (c. 694 sq m). The proposed development will also include: internal and external (eastern (front) elevation facing bracken road and the southern (side) elevation facing the audi centre) alterations to the building to facilitate the proposed change of use; the erection of 5 no. New illuminated signs comprising 4 no. On the eastern (front) elevation facing bracken road (2 no signs c. 2.40 sq m each and 2 no. Signs 2.23 sq m each), along with 1 no. (c. 2.40 sq m) on the southern (side) elevation facing the audi centre; together with all associated site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“SNI To protect, improve and encourage the provision of sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
Objective set by the COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qapt 305 Beacon 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €421,000 | 195 m |
| Apt 508, 1 Beacon Court, Sandyford | Nov 2025 | €303,000 | 195 m |
| Apt 303, Beacon Court, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €395,000 | 195 m |
| 210 Beacon One Apartments, Beacon Court, Sandyford | Dec 2025 | €320,000 | 195 m |
| 210 Beacon One Apartments, Beacon Court, Sandyford | Feb 2025 | €207,000 | 195 m |
| Apt 24 The Cubes 3, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Feb 2026 | €442,000 | 253 m |
| Apt 601 Cube 3, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Jan 2026 | €335,000 | 253 m |
| Apt 603, Cubes 3, Beacon South Quarter Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €342,000 | 253 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received27 November 2025
- Decision due30 January 2026
- Decision issued29 January 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission and retention permission is sought for development at Unit A, 96, Bracken Road, Sandyford…
Unit A, 96, Bracken Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
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- GrantedAt this site
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D10A/0146Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 12 Mar 2010Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Permission is sought for change of use of 239.5 m2 at ground floor level from office use to the provision of…
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D21A/0481Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Nov 2021Change of use
- Granted40 m away
Change of use of 83sqm at second floor level from Office use to the provision of Medical/Health services
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D25A/0838/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Nov 2025Change of use
- Granted40 m away
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Unit B3, Block B, The Avenue, Beacon Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D21A/1035Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 Nov 2021Change of use
- Granted50 m away
Change of use of 105sqm from office use to the provision of Medical/Health Services
Suite A11, Block A, The Mall, Beacon Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18, D18K3T1
D23A/0098Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Feb 2023Change of use
- Granted50 m away
42.8 sqm extension and any associated site works at terrace/3rd floor level for office/staffroom use
Suite A11, The Mall, Beacon Court, Bracken Road, Sandyford Business Park, Dublin 18, D18K3T1
D25A/0959/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Dec 2025Commercial
- Granted50 m away
Permission is sought for change of use of 81sqm ground floor level from office use to the provision of…
Ground Floor, Suite 2, The Avenue, Beacon Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D19A/0451Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Nov 2019Change of use
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